1926 Bucknell Bison football team

The 1926 Bucknell Bison football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University as an independent during the 1926 college football season. In its third season under head coach Charley Moran, the team compiled a 4–5–1 record.[1]

1926 Bucknell Bison football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–5–1
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1925
1927 →
1926 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Lafayette     9 0 0
No. 10 Brown     9 0 1
NYU     8 1 0
No. 9 Army     7 1 1
Washington & Jefferson     7 1 1
Boston College     6 0 2
No. 10 Penn     7 1 1
Cornell     6 1 1
Princeton     5 1 1
Carnegie Tech     7 2 0
Springfield     6 2 0
Syracuse     7 2 1
Villanova     6 2 1
Colgate     5 2 2
Columbia     6 3 0
Pittsburgh     5 2 2
CCNY     5 3 0
Temple     5 3 0
Penn State     5 4 0
Tufts     4 4 0
Yale     4 4 0
Bucknell     4 5 1
Fordham     3 4 1
Harvard     3 5 0
Rutgers     3 6 0
Vermont     3 6 0
Drexel     2 5 0
Boston University     2 6 0
Lehigh     1 8 0
Franklin & Marshall     0 8 1
Rankings from Dickinson System

The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Blue RidgeLewisburg, PAW 53–0[2]
October 2at Washington & JeffersonWashington, PAL 2–17[3]
October 9George Washington
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
W 13–0[4]
October 16vs. Villanova
L 3–7[5]
October 23at Gettysburg
T 0–0[6]
October 30at HaskellLawrence, KSL 0–36[7]
November 6Lehigh Lewisburg, PAW 27–010,000[8]
November 13at Penn StateL 0–915,000[9]
November 20Western MarylandLewisburg, PAL 0–40[10]
November 27vs. Dickinson
W 13–6[11]
  •  Homecoming

References

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  1. ^ "2018 Bucknell Football Media Guide" (PDF). Bucknell University. p. 134.
  2. ^ "Blue Ridge Proves Easy for Bucknell". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 26, 1926. p. 1S – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Wash-Jeff Easily Defeats Bucknell in Fine Game, 17 to 2". Pittsburgh Daily Post. October 3, 1926. p. III-5 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Bucknell wins from Crummen in hard battle". The University Hatchet. October 13, 1926. Retrieved February 13, 2021 – via Internet Archive.
  5. ^ "Villanova Upsets Dope, Tops Bucknell". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 17, 1926. p. S8 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bucknell Plays at Gettysburg Today". York Daily Record. October 23, 1926. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Haskell Beats Bucknell". Pittsburgh Sunday Post. October 31, 1926. p. III-5 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Bucknell Wins From Lehigh in Big Upset". The Pittsburgh Sunday Post. November 7, 1926. p. III-3 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Roepke Big Gun in Penn State Victory". The Pittsburgh Press. November 14, 1926. p. Sporting 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Neal Leads W. Md. to Front: Green Terrors Romp Roughshod Over Bucknell, Taking 40-0 Victory". The Baltimore Sun. November 21, 1926. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Bucknell Beats Old Time Rival in Last Fray". Harrisburg Sunday Courier. November 28, 1926. pp. 1–2 – via Newspapers.com.